When evaluating personalities from the perspective of the sun and the moon in Vedic Astrology,
it gives a completely different picture and this is what we will analyze in these series with
K studies. Without the K studies, we will be lost, we will have no reference points or
perspectives on how to look at this from an objectively scientific, logical perspective.
So from the perspective of Vedic Astrology, two guiding principles are the sun and the moon.
The two luminaries that guide and focus our energies as a soul in particular directions,
that's the principle, the sun and the moon. So number one, the rule is the ascendant nakshatra
has the energies of the rising sun, your rising sign also, the external male principle, what you
display in the world, what the personality wants to show in the world, the physical personality,
the ego structures, extroversion, rates which are displayed externally, external rise, external
impulses, external behaviors, etc. The sun is all about shining forward, it brings forth
anything that can shine in the world. It's an external male principle, is the first one we
should see, the ascendant nakshatra. The next one is the moon nakshatra, which has the energies of
mind as translated to emotional content, the subconscious desires, the deep-seated emotional
tendencies and needs, the introversion, the emotional impulses, you can also call it the
emotional body, this is the moon, the second preliminary. So we are talking both about the
display of external and internal and that's all we are in this polarized world when we come in
as souls. So let's evaluate with case studies one by one because we are talking about three kinds of
ganas here, the dev gada, the manush gana and the rakshasa gana and we are talking about ascendant
and moon nakshatra in the placement in the birth chart, so it gives us number of combinations
which we shall see one by one. So in the last one we spoke about ascendant in dev gana and moon
in the rakshasa gana kind of a temperament. Now we shall speak of the reverse, we shall speak of
ascendant in rakshasa gana and moon in dev gana and how this affects the personality.
Slight differences there because when you talk of ascendant you talk of the sun energy and when
you talk of moon well you talk of emotions and subconscious isn't it? So let's see how this
plays out. General characteristics are they are assertive and confident, when ascendant becomes
in rakshasa gana this is a typical trait. This person may be assertive and confident in their
interaction with others, they may not be afraid to speak their mind or take charge in group settings,
they may also have a strong sense of self and be comfortable with making decisions independently.
They are practical and analytical, they may be pragmatic and logical in their approach to
problem solving and decision making, they may prioritize practicality over emotion and they
may have a keen analytical mind. They are creative and imaginative. Now when you talk of creative
and imaginative remember it has to come from dev gana always. They may possess a strong
imagination and be drawn to creative pursuits such as art, music or writing, they may have a talent
for envisioning their new possibilities and expressing themselves through their creative work,
art or craft. They are competitive, again we see the signature of rakshasa gana there.
They may enjoy competition and may have a desire to be the best in their field or industry.
They can become secretive and private, they may keep their true thoughts and feelings hidden
from others and may not be very open about their personal life. Again this is the signature of
the rakshasa gana. People with this combination may be motivated by a desire for power and control
as well as a drive to achieve success in their chosen field. They may be drawn to careers in
the fields such as business, law or politics where they can exercise their leadership skills and
qualities assertiveness to achieve success. At the same time they may have a strong creative streak
you know where that comes from and may be drawn to artistic pursuits such as self-expression
and personal fulfillment. Now let's take the case study for this. So now let's analyze the
ascendant and the moon nakshatra of a person a man named A. His ascendant is in vishaka nakshatra
which is rakshasa gana and his moon is in asvini nakshatra which is devgana as we spoke of.
So vishaka nakshatra in third badaa meaning what it is going to libera to gemini what are the
themes of vishaka nakshatra and we also have to bear in mind the elements because we are studying
the ascendant and moon nakshatras with respect to elements to get a more finer resume in view
so to speak of the person's nature. So this person has most dominantly an air quality and
second in line is the earth quality both are above average less of fire less of water less of drive
less of emotion but more of practicality and more of mental energy. So in vishaka nakshatra what is a
theme playing out dedication to target achievement its indulgence inner strength and drive for
purification let's examine the air and the earth element there focus and achieving goals
see there rakshas are gonna playing out in the theme of vishaka achieving goals
moving towards transformation they could be blunt or they could be jealous kind and because it's in
third badaa my best guess here would be this libra going into gemini it's very airy so the air is
also very dominant as an element overall in the chart so this person is highly mental in their
approach as well as grounded on how to make things work right that's the ascendant now let's take the
moon nakshatra which is in ashrini and it's in the third badaa of ashrini as we can see so the third
badaa of ashrini goes again from aries to gemini again it goes from fire to air that's why the
dominance of the air element is there ashrini is an initiator a risk taker needs admiration let's see
what kind of earthly elements ashrini has materialistic and grounded in badaa 3
a lot of sexual vigor and passions and youthful in badaa 3 so what can this person be like this
person can be of a nature who is looking for a lot of groundedness but from a coming from a mental
plane highly mental in nature and because both the ascendant and moon are placed within movable
signs of libra and aries what this lends itself to in a personality is a lot of wavering mind and
lot of thoughts lot of thinking lot of analytical and logical reasoning processing going on in the
mind in the brain okay that's what it signifies and vishakha they need to dedicate themselves to
target achievement ascendant here being more focused on the material part than ashrini who's a
constantly moving energy and we have to see the rest of the planets and points obviously we have
to see where satan is placed where the lord of the ascendant is placed venus in this case
and we have to see many other things to see practically where it plays out in life which
areas become focused or grounded so this is the beautiful chart this is the way to analyze
ascendants nakshatra and moon nakshatra because this become very dominating
signatures and colors of our personality personality is basically coloring of different
shades you might look at it that way if you shade properly if you look at the shades properly you
know where the person fits what helps them what brings them joy in life and i want you to start
looking at charts like this your own charts okay next we shall do another combination of ascendant
and moon meanwhile they can be safe be joyful